Barista 101

This is a comprehensive course with a lot of content. Any person completing this level has a passion for coffee and now understands what they are aiming for when producing coffee-based drinks. They demonstrate the confidence and ability to troubleshoot when things are not right. Given time and a little guidance there speed and accuracy will improve.

A person with this certificate has demonstrated the following skills
Understanding the espresso coffee machine, grinder, cleaning& maintenance
Understanding the 5 extraction variables, milk texturing and common coffee drinks

Latte art 101

This is a course which is designed for people who want to improve their milk texturing and pouring skills. As the latte art skill is essential for a lot of top café’s barista. Given time and a little practice they will be able to pour basic patterns and develop their latte art skills later.

People who have completed this course have demonstrated the following skills
Understanding the principle of how to texture milk for latte art
Understanding why pouring is important for cofee
Understanding how to pour basic patterns (love heart, tulip, rosetta)